Welcome to John Dixon's AE Senior Thesis e-Portfolio
Building Statistics Part 1
| Building Name: | Aquarium Hilton Garden Inn | |
| Location and Site: | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Building Occupant Name: | Hilton Hotels | |
| Occupancy or Function Types: | Hotel/Retail | |
| Size: | 458,800 SF | |
| Number of Stories above Grade: | 14 | |
Primary Project Team: |
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Owner: |
Legacy Pavilion, LLC | |
General Contractor: |
Holder Construction Company | |
Architect: |
Stevens & Wilkinson | |
Civil Engineer: |
Estes Shields Eng. Inc. | |
Structural Engineer: |
KSI Engineering | |
MEP Engineer: |
B & A Engineering | |
Interior Design: |
Design Directions Inc. | |
Landscape Arch: |
Altamira Design | |
| Dates of Construction: | Start: June 2006 | |
| Finish: Feb 2008 (Estimated) | ||
| Project Delivery Method: | CM at Risk | |
| Architectural: | This is a 14 story cast in place Hilton Hotel build across the street from the new Aquarium in Atlanta Georgia. This building will include 240 hotel rooms as well as retail on the lower levels and a sky bar on the 14th floor overlooking the city. The building will include 2 restaurants, a coffee shop, conference rooms and both and exterior and interior swimming pool. The exterior envelope for he lower 2 levels consist of storefront glazing and aluminum panels. The upper 12 levels have a standard EIFS system and had some aluminum panels and exterior stone mixed in. The roof system consists of metal deck with three layers of insulation on top ( 2 layers of Polyisocyanurate roof insulation 1 standard thickness and 1 tapered as well as 1 layer of gypsum board insulation system protection). These 3 layers of insulation are then covered by an elastomeric sheet membrane. |
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| Zoning: | Atlanta Urban Design Commission (AUDC) | |
| Historical Requirements: | An agreement between Hilton and the owners of the Hilton Atlanta downtown has recently expired allowing for this Hilton Hotel to be built in Atlanta. |
Building Statistics Part 2
Demolition
The site had featured a 4 story parking structure that was the original site of “Nike Town” during the Olympics in Atlanta. The entire structure including all electrical, concrete, reinforcing must be removed. This structure must be removed before construction of the new project can start.
Cast in Place
Both the new hotel and parking garage are cast in place concrete. The hotel is short-span cast in place while the parking garage is long-span cast in place. Post tensioning will be used in both structures. Many concrete weights will be used including 3000psi, 3500psi, 4000psi, and 5000psi.
Mechanical System
The mechanical room for this building is located on the 3rd floor. The fact that this building is a hotel means the system is mainly just the common areas. Each guest room has its own heating/cooling unit for the guest of that room to control. There are three rooftop air conditioning units ranging from 2213 CFM to 2510 CFM. This building also features two 790 GPM/cell cooling towers on the roof as well as one 20.565/19.125 CFM rooftop energy recovery unit.
Electrical System
The electricity runs through two switchboards (on 4000A, 277/480 Volt, 3 phase, 4W and on 2500A, 277/480 Volt, 3 phase, 4W) both of which are braced for 65,000 amps and rated 65,000 AIC. The system includes 36 277/480V panelboards and 46 120/208 panelboards. The system is backed up by a 600KW (750KVA) emergency generator.
Support for Excavation
Standard sheeting and shoring is used on this sight to support the dirt for excavation.